Long March 7A | ChinaSat 1E
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
Sept. 13, 2022, 1:08 p.m. - Sept. 13, 2022, 2:23 p.m.
Sept. 13, 2022, 1:08 p.m. - Sept. 13, 2022, 2:23 p.m.
Note: provisional information based on satellite naming The FH 2 (Feng Huo 2) series are reportedly the second generation of chinese military comsats and data relay satellites. They provide both C-band and UHF communications. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. manufactured the satellites based on the DFH-4 Bus.
Launch success
Liftoff
Refined launch window per NOTAMs
Updated launch window per NOTAMs.
Added launch per tour operators information.
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
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